Willkie Opens Unity Rally Across from Roosevelt Support
Willkie draws a crowd of about 10,000 at a Unity Day rally in Chicago with Sandburg and Mayor Kelly present. Stars sing patriotic tunes as Willkie urges elimination of petty politics and stresses delivering American goods to Britain and supporting Roosevelt’s foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Sandburg
Edward J. Kelly
Don Ameche
Judy Garland
Dennis Morgan
Linda Darnell
New York
Kelly
England
America
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Spectacular crash snaps telephone pole after close pass
A car driven by Stephen Hainoski of 420 North Idaho Street collided with a utility pole on Utah Avenue at Second Street after a near pass by another vehicle. Police say the pole broke as if butter. the car suffered total destruction. Several other minor crashes were reported by Joseph Creighton, Theodore Small, Frederic Cole, and W J Magill in nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah Avenue
Second Street
Stephen Hainoski
Idaho Street
Hainoski
Utah
Bart Riley
Joseph M. Creighton
South Clark Street
Peter J. Kunz
Pearl Street
Walkerville
Loss of Submarine Undaunted Reported by Admiralty
London reports the submarine Undaunted is lost, the 27th submarine to go down since the war began. At start of hostilities 58 subs were in commission. The Admiralty announced the loss on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Columbus Knights Name Leaders
Hugh W. Mellen elected Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus for the coming year. Others named include Maurice J. MacCormick deputy grand knight Sylvan Bennett chancellor W N Weber financial secretary John Shaw recording secretary and Richard J Hollenbeck advocate Father Landy chaplain Peter L Kirwan lecturer Joseph Murnaghan warden John Vanisko inside guard John Rice outside guard Paul Sauber organist and Thomas Somerville Bernard Sauber and William Denty Jr trustees. Final arrangements for the annual picnic at Goughs corner outlined by Vern Harpole chairman Bernard Sauber vice chairman and committee. Picnic sponsored by members of Butte Anaconda Missoula and Helena with proceeds to St Mary's academy. Committees and entertainment assignments to be set soon by Mr Harpole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vanisko
John Rice
Paul Sauber
Thomas Somerville
Bernard Sauber
William Denty
Gough's Corner
Vern Harpole
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
Helena
Delegates Return From State Encampment In Montana
Mrs. James M. Dennis returned to Deer Lodge after attending the state encampment of the Spanish American War Veterans and its Auxiliary. She was elected senior vice president of the Ladies of the Grand Army of Montana. Mrs. Belle Pears attended and was named national press correspondent. Both are active in the local Deer Lodge Ladies of the Grand Army chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
James M. Dennis
Woman's Relief Corp
Ladies of the Grand Army
Ladies of the Grand Army of Montana
Belle Pears
National
Citizenship Classes Open to Public in Deer Lodge
All interested residents are invited to join the American Legion citizenship class and educational sessions at Deer Lodge City Hall at 7 p.m. on Monday. Classes, held each Monday and Wednesday, are free of charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
American Legion
Testimony Reopened in Upper Valley Irrigation Case
Judge R. E. McHugh will preside in Deer Lodge Saturday as the district court reopens testimony in the irrigation waters case. Probate matters will be on the calendar along with the scheduled session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
R. E. McHugh
District Court
Railway Official Pays Shops a Visit
Milwaukee Railway company official R. W. Anderson superintendent of motive power visited the local shops this week with his staff. After the visit he and foreman W. E. Brautigam left for Bozeman to tour the roundhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
R. W. Anderson
Milwaukee Railway Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Anderson
W. E. Brautigam
Bozeman
Local Notes From Deer Lodge Area
Deer Lodge briefs report travelers attending the district convention of Federated Woman's clubs in Thompson Falls. E W Copenhaver and Ralph Latham attend the county commissioners meeting. Mr and Mrs Leo Rich of Yakima visit Mrs Mary Hill and Miss Florence Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Bissonette
W. B. Kantner
W. H Graeter
Forest Horn
Thompson Falls
Federated Woman's Clubs
E. W. Copenhaver
Ralph Latham
Board of County Commissioners
Leo Rich
Yakima
Wash
Mary Hill
Florence Hill
Deer Lodge Group to Attend Parley in Twin Bridges
A number of Legionnaires and auxiliary members will attend the convention in Twin Bridges on Saturday. Delegates include Frank Gallagher and Derri Leslie for the Legion and Mrs. Ralph Latham and Mrs. Joseph Grenier for the auxiliary.
Odd Fellows Lodge Plans Set for Deer Lodge Convention
The seventeenth annual Odd Fellows convention and twenty-ninth annual Rebekah meeting from district No. 8 are planned for Saturday July 7 in Deer Lodge. Activities include multi-degree ceremonies, officer elections, a 6 30 p m joint banquet, special sessions, and a 9 30 p m combined meeting with about 300 attendees from numerous lodges and assemblies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
Rebekah Lodge
District No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Rebekahs
A. A. Woolman
Cottonwood Lodge No. 2
Safrona Lawson
Colfax Lodge
R. C. Hauxwell
Enterprise
Fidelity
Jackson
Colfax
Appello
Rebekah
Mary Zosel
Martha Wills
Ruth Ann Dart
Rebekah Assembly
Presbyterian Hall
Cottonwood
Bannack
Melrose
Butte
Samaritan
Sheridan
Dillon
Anaconda
Colusa
Meaderville
South Butte
Mariam
Deborah
Silver Leaf
Martha
Centerville
Diana
Sincerity
Registrar's Staff Is Augmented at Deer Lodge Office
Three new clerical employees join the Montana Motor Vehicle Registrar's Office in Deer Lodge this month. Lois Campbell of Malta becomes bookkeeper and cashier, Jeanette Lovell of Malta serves as receipt writer and stenographer, and Marie Eghohn of Kalispell works as receipt writer and stenographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letr Lodge
Montana
Deer Lodge
Lois Campbell
Malta
Jeanette Lovell
Marie Eghohn
Kalispell
Western Montana Press Association Meeting Attendees
W O Ensign and Mrs Ensign attend the Western Montana Press association meeting in Missoula this week. Miss Claire Leonard of San Francisco visits, having just returned from a four month trip in Japan where she notes food rationing and absence of butter and coffee on menus.
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Deer
Lodge
W. O. Ensign
Ensign
Western Montana Press Association
Missoula
Claire Leonard
San Francisco
Miss Leonard
Japan
July 4 Program Support Urged in Butte
The article reports community leaders including Mayor O Leary and M D O Connell urging strong support for the July 4 program. Donations are rising as organizers plan a full schedule the next day with an afternoon burlesque circus, sports events, and entertainment to attract 30 000 attendees from nearby towns such as Dillon Virginia City Sheridan Three Forks Whitehall Bozeman Helena Deer Lodge Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Leary
M. D. O'Connell
Eddie Price
Pat McCarthy
Margaret LaForest
Berdina Kimball
Anna M. Quinn
Paul A. Rooney
Jack Duggan
Arnold Jacobson
James McCarthy
A. B. Cohen
Butte
Dillon
Virginia City
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Whitehall
Three Forks
Bozeman
Helena
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Mrs Laura McGregor Elected to Supreme Banker in Nile
Mrs Laura McGregor of 1139 West Mercury street is named supreme banker at the Daughters of the Nile international convention in Pittsburgh. She is a past supreme queen of the supreme order and a past queen of Tirzah temple No 3 in the local unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura McGregor
West
Mercury Street
Supreme Temple
Daughters of the Nile
Tirzah Temple No. 3
McGregor
Pittsburgh
The
Supreme Order
Tirzah Temple
Mike Vidovich Dies at 56 in Butte Miner Native of Yugoslavia
Mike Vidovich 56, longtime Butte resident and miner, died Friday morning in a local hospital. A Yugoslavian native, he is survived by a sister in Yugoslavia. His body rests at White's Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Vidovich
Butte
Yugoslavia
White
Noted Car Builder Louis Chevrolet Dies in Detroit
Louis Chevrolet pioneer car designer and former top racing driver died at his Detroit home. He had been in poor health for years and nearly a decade in retirement. He is survived by his widow and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Louis Chevrolet
Meetings End for American Auxiliary Juniors Until September
The American Auxiliary Juniors hold no further meetings until September. The announcement was made Friday, signaling a seasonal break for the group.
Government May Take Over Plant In Strike Action Debate
The article reports on possible government seizure of a strike-bound plant, with Hillman and the Office of Production Management backing a rapid end to strikes. It names targeted sites in San Francisco Bay shipyards, Inglewood California, and Puget Sound lumber operations, noting cross union involvement and a request for decisive action from President Roosevelt. Senator Byrd urges firm use of emergency powers and removal of Perkins, proposing a longer workweek to speed defense production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Labor Advisory Committee
San Francisco Bay Area
North American Aviation Corporation
Inglewood
Calif
Puget Sound
Washington
Railroad Brotherhoods
Hillman
Roosevelt
Capitol
Byrd
D.-Va
Perkins
Five Injured in Highway Wreck Near Anaconda
Five people were injured in a late night crash on the Butte Anaconda highway three miles east of Anaconda. Drivers EF P Sedillo and Barney Kautzman were listed, with Sedillo traveling toward Butte and Kautzman toward Anaconda. Passengers include Karma Johnson, 17, with possible jaw fracture and head injuries, in Kautzman car. Frank Pesachee and Mrs E P Sedillo with head injuries and cuts in Sedillo car. Sedillo’s husband with a cut above the eye. Kautzman escaped with minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte-Anaconda
Anaconda
EF. P. Sedillo
Granite Street
Butte
Barney Kautzman
Mercury Street
Kautzman
State Street
Sedillo
Frank Pesachee
St. Ann Hospital
E. P. Sedillo
Kautzama
Draftees Leave for Missoula
A large crowd at the Intermountain bus depot in Phillipsburg bid farewell to seven selectees called for the draft. Two registrants transferred were Kenneth Alexander Fagerland of Crosby North Dakota and Ramon James Tymoszecki of Brooklyn New York. The five others heading to Fort Missoula for final examinations are Harold Schmidt George Munis George Clemens Melvin Arthur Baker and George Melvin Owen.
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Philipsburg
Intermountain
Kenneth Alexander Fagerland
Crosby, N. D
Ramon James Tymoszecki
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fort Missoula
Harold Schmidt
George Munis
George Clemens
Melvin Arthur Baker
George Melvin Owen
Philipsburg Community Roundup Sees Visitors and Visits
Nellie Marcom and family return to Corvallis after visiting relatives of Mrs. Marcom in Philipsburg for Memorial Day. Other locals host guests from Tucson Washington and Missoula while plans for a June 12 Pricillas meeting are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Thomas Purtle
Gene Drinville
Tuscon, Ariz
G. Franchino
Wyatt Knapp
Washington
Knapp
Walla Walla
Teddy Knapp
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Jeanne Bayers
Twin Bridges
B. G. Paige
Pricillas
Angus McDonald
Fred Superneau
Butte in Brief: Local News Roundup
Butte students Geraldine Sullivan Nan Fritz return from College of Great Falls. Charles Casebeer injured in unnamed car crash in Olney. Ralph Evans expected home from Sun Valley life insurance school. Thomas Schaffer to graduate from Montana State College in Bozeman. Dorothy Harkins returns from St James Hospital. Wallet theft reported at East Park street hotel. Several hospital admissions and dismissals at St James and Murray. Marriage licenses issued to three couples. Births recorded at St James Hospital. American Legion auxiliary juniors meetings suspended until September.
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Geraldine Sullivan
Jack
Nan Fritz
Great Falls
College of Great Falls
Sullivan
Jerry Sullivan
Lewisohn Street
Miss Fritz
William Fritz
Moulton Street
Ralph Schaffer
Huson
Bozeman
Thomas
Montana State College
Butte
Arthur A. Dussault
Maryland Avenue
Mary Donovan
Yellowstone National Park
Nazi Press Prepares Public for New Mediterranean Moves
Berlin dispatch reports the German press published maps and descriptions of British bases at Alexandria and Haifa to shape public opinion for further operations in the eastern Mediterranean. The commentary notes Alexandria’s history as a graveyard for fleets and cautions against underestimating the future threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Berlin
Alexandria
Haifa
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Families Move to Butte From Miles City
Mr and Mrs W J Corbett and Mr and Mrs George Flynn recently arrived in Butte from Miles City. The two men are employed by the Milwaukee railroad. Corbetts will live at 130 West Porphyry street and Flynns at 811 A South Main street. Dr and Mrs Peter Potter former Butte residents left by motor for the coast after a two week visit, staying at the Finlen hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
W. J. Corbett
George Flynn
Miles City
Milwaukee Railroad
Corbetts
West Porphyry Street
Flynns
South Main Street
Potter
Peter Potter
Coast
Finlen Hotel
First Bomber From New Plane Plant Expected Next Month
North American Aviation expects to roll off the first twin engined bomber from its government financed plant in Kansas City in late July or early August. Col F S Besson War Department division engineer said the plant should have at least one bomber ready for ceremonies at completion of the 10 million dollar facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
North American Aviation, Inc
F. S. Besson
War Department
Marriage Licenses Issued In District Clerk Office
Marriage licenses were issued recently in the office of the clerk of the district court here to James Mulligan 24 and Anna Boyle 23 both of Butte and Paul Lawrence Medvit 29 of Walkerville and Ida Verona Currnow 20 of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mulligan
Anna Boyle
Butte
Paul Lawrence Medvit
Walkerville
Ida Verona Curnow
Waterloo
John Gillie I Is Seriously II Patient In Missoula
John Gillie I, a mining engineer for Anaconda Copper Mining, is reported in serious condition at St. Patrick hospital in Missoula. He was taken to the hospital last week after traveling from Butte to visit his ranch and has been in poor health for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gillie
St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula
Butte
Gillie
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
British Bombers Strike Calais Coastal Area
British bombers attacked the German-occupied coast near Calais on a June Saturday while German planes crossed the channel. Anti-aircraft fire was heard from the French side as night operations lit the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Calais
Los Angeles Plans Light Control With Mild Rationale
The Major Disaster Emergency council on Friday approved light control as a warning measure but deemed it less sinister. No immediate rollout is planned, yet preparations exist to activate it at a moment’s notice if needed.
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Los Angeles
Montana Farm Income for 1940 Totals 97 Million Dollars
Montana’s 1940 cash income from farm and ranch sales reached 97.973 million dollars, up from 1939 and 1938. Livestock revenue led with 53.823 million, crops 44.150 million, cattle and calves were the top meat seller, and wheat, sugar beets, and alfalfa seed were major crops. Government payments added 4.571 million, bringing total cash income to 112.544 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Agricultural Marketing Service
German pocket submarines sighted in Beirut harbor
Reuters dispatch from Ankara reports sighting of German pocket submarines in Beirut Lebanon harbor during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beirut
Lebanon
Reuters
Ankara
Turkey
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Grbalt
Rye
Madison Square Garden
Frances Hale
Columbus Knights
Hugh W. Mellen
Odd Fellows Lodge
Nile
Philipsburgh Briefs
Capital Finance Corp
Butte News
H. L. Casebeer
Charles Casebeer
Olney
Ralph W. Evans
Sun Valley
Idaho
Dorothy Anne Harkins
Colorado Street
St. James Hospital
Henry C. Near
East Park Street
Clifford J. Angwin
Helen Prendergast
Joseph F. Nemec, Jr
Fern Hughes
Byron L. Bowman
Seattle
Cora R. Harbison
Morris Fay
South Gaylord
Chris Johnson
Lawrence Hamilton
South Clark
Robert McKinley
West Iron
Lorraine McManamon
Fir
Christopher Springer
South Washington
Milo Vega
East Mercury
Eugene Page
West Gold
William E. Marr
Phillips
Fred Chapman
Princeton
Elizabeth McAuliffe
Harrison
Joe Kovasich
Murray Hospital
Paul Arndt
West Galena
S. A. Douglas
North Main
Clifford Humphreys
Emma
Harry Wuelstake
Silver Bow Homes
John Papich
West Silver
Frank Roos
Soldiers
Columbia Falls
Murray
F. L. Caron of
Divide
C. W. McKenna
Princeton Avenue
Joseph Kosmack
Watson Street
Julius Casagrande
West Daly Street
American Legion Auxiliary
John Gillie I
Radio Engineering and Service
West Park
Hares
Mont
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
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